Written answers
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Freedom of Information Data
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24275/16]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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As of the 18th July, my Department has received 191 requests this year under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Data in respect of these FOI requests is set out in the following table.
| Number of FOI Requests..... | Granted | Part granted | Refused | Withdrawn | Transferred | Responded to outside of FOI | Ongoing | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 45 | 46 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 191 |
The figure in the “ongoing” column arises as, under the Freedom of Information Act, my Department has in most cases four weeks to make a decision and issue a response. There are also a number of provisions in the FOI Act which allow for the completion of requests outside of the standard four week time frame including where the request is for a large number of records and the requirement for third party consultation.
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